On Feb. 5, Nuance Communications (NASDAQ:NUAN), which makes an embedded speech application, released first-quarter earnings for the period ended Dec. 31.

  • Revenues rose by more than 75% due to growth across all the major segments and acquisitions made last year.
  • Although the company did not include a cash flow statement in the release, it did note that cash from operations for the quarter was about $26 million, compared with $27 million in last year's quarter.
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(Figures in millions, except per-share data)

Income Statement Highlights

Q1 2007

Q1 2006

Change

Sales

$132.4

$75.6

75.2%

Net Profit

($1.4)

($4.9)

N/A

EPS

($0.01)

($0.03)

N/A

Diluted Shares

169.5

156.4

8.4%



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Margin Checkup

Q1 2007

Q1 2006

Change*

Gross Margin

69.5%

73.4%

(3.9)

Operating Margin

8.1%

(2.3%)

10.4

Net Margin

(1.1%)

(6.5%)

5.4

*Expressed in percentage points

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Balance Sheet Highlights

Assets

Q1 2007

Q1 2006

Change

Cash + ST Invest.

$129.7

$71.2

82.2%

Accounts Rec.

$137.6

$77.2

78.3%

Inventory

$8.3

$0.3

n/m



Liabilities

Q1 2007

Q1 2006

Change

Accounts Payable*

$90.8

$59.7

52.1%

Long-Term Debt

$349.1

$0.0

n/m

*Includes accrued expenses

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Cash Flow Highlights

There wasn't any data.

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